doctor the books

It was, she thought, a positive sign that he needed time to doctor the books to cover up the misuse of trust accounts.

In their view, they were unwitting victims of a client's desperate scheme to doctor the books and keep the business afloat.

Sudha Rani has meanwhile had a film financed by the mob and she begins to doctor the books instead of repaying her debts.

Anyone involved - stores, chains, radio stations, programming services, distributors or jukebox operators - can falsely or misleadingly exaggerate a single's sales or airplay or otherwise doctor the books.